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Did I Accidentally Watch the PG-13 Cut?
My social media feed was full of clips of these two long before I started watching, and the chemistry between them was impossible to miss. The sexual tension was practically doing the marketing itself, which was reason enough for me to give the show a chance.
The plot? Basic. Predictable. Occasionally bordering on boring. But honestly, I didn't come here expecting a masterpiece.
What I wasn't expecting was to constantly feel like I had somehow stumbled onto a heavily censored version of the show. These two spend half their screentime looking like they want to jump each other, yet every time things are about to get interesting: cut, next scene. The kisses are surprisingly rare and, if I'm being honest, not particularly memorable either. Which is odd, because the entire premise seems determined to convince me these two are hopelessly obsessed with each other.
One thing I genuinely appreciated, though, was Akkhara's character. It's refreshing to see a BL acknowledge that not every man who wants affection, reassurance, or to be treated like a princess has to fit the usual petite, feminine stereotype. The fact that the series also touches on sexual role flexibility instead of locking both characters into the usual BL top/bottom clichés was a pleasant surprise. Thai BLs don't do that nearly often enough.
That said, Akkhara often comes across less as charmingly sassy and more as a slightly spoiled child. As a result, Intha frequently feels less like his boyfriend and more like his personal life manager. The dynamic works sometimes, but not often enough for me to fully buy into them as equals.
And then there's the bar. Intha basically jumps in, starts financially supporting Akkhara, becomes a co-owner, and invests himself in the business almost immediately. Which made me wonder: didn't you two meet about five minutes ago?
The funniest part is that I never really understood Akkhara's business model in the first place, so the bar struggling financially never came as much of a surprise.
The series is still ongoing, but for now I think I've seen enough. Maybe I'll come back later. At the moment, though, ChermChey feels like a show built almost entirely on chemistry and vibes — and once those stopped being enough, there wasn't much left to keep me invested.
The plot? Basic. Predictable. Occasionally bordering on boring. But honestly, I didn't come here expecting a masterpiece.
What I wasn't expecting was to constantly feel like I had somehow stumbled onto a heavily censored version of the show. These two spend half their screentime looking like they want to jump each other, yet every time things are about to get interesting: cut, next scene. The kisses are surprisingly rare and, if I'm being honest, not particularly memorable either. Which is odd, because the entire premise seems determined to convince me these two are hopelessly obsessed with each other.
One thing I genuinely appreciated, though, was Akkhara's character. It's refreshing to see a BL acknowledge that not every man who wants affection, reassurance, or to be treated like a princess has to fit the usual petite, feminine stereotype. The fact that the series also touches on sexual role flexibility instead of locking both characters into the usual BL top/bottom clichés was a pleasant surprise. Thai BLs don't do that nearly often enough.
That said, Akkhara often comes across less as charmingly sassy and more as a slightly spoiled child. As a result, Intha frequently feels less like his boyfriend and more like his personal life manager. The dynamic works sometimes, but not often enough for me to fully buy into them as equals.
And then there's the bar. Intha basically jumps in, starts financially supporting Akkhara, becomes a co-owner, and invests himself in the business almost immediately. Which made me wonder: didn't you two meet about five minutes ago?
The funniest part is that I never really understood Akkhara's business model in the first place, so the bar struggling financially never came as much of a surprise.
The series is still ongoing, but for now I think I've seen enough. Maybe I'll come back later. At the moment, though, ChermChey feels like a show built almost entirely on chemistry and vibes — and once those stopped being enough, there wasn't much left to keep me invested.
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